Heidi Klum Says Tim Gunn Will Be Seen Jogging on Project Runway and Other Tidbits From Last Night's Glamour Dinner

The many twinkling candles at last night’s Glamour reception for Heidi Klum could only be matched by the supermodel’s equally incandescent Gucci mini and megawatt smile. The event, held at SoHo’s B&B wine bar, was a celebration of Klum’s August cover. Well-schvitzed guests piled in from the heat to sip sparkling rosé in minuscule outfits—which you know are weather appropriate when Michael Kors comments on friend Anne Christensen’s getup by saying, “the whole city should be wearing a romper!“
Designer Chris Benz, fresh off a New York mag centerfold, was there to celebrate the Glamour girl, who he describes as “embracing a certain level of intelligence that I always aspire to in my collections.” Nearby Maria Cornejo, who’ll soon be departing for the Greek Isles agreed: “They have a life, they’re real women. They approach fashion with a sense of humor and also intelligence.”

The many twinkling candles at last night’s Glamour reception for Heidi Klum could only be matched by the supermodel’s equally incandescent Gucci mini and megawatt smile. The event, held at SoHo’s B&B wine bar, was a celebration of Klum’s August cover. Well-schvitzed guests piled in from the heat to sip sparkling rosé in minuscule outfits—which you know are weather appropriate when Michael Kors comments on friend Anne Christensen’s getup by saying, “the whole city should be wearing a romper!“
Designer Chris Benz, fresh off a New York mag centerfold, was there to celebrate the Glamour girl, who he describes as “embracing a certain level of intelligence that I always aspire to in my collections.” Nearby Maria Cornejo, who’ll soon be departing for the Greek Isles agreed: “They have a life, they’re real women. They approach fashion with a sense of humor and also intelligence.”

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The many twinkling candles at last night’s Glamour reception for Heidi Klum could only be matched by the supermodel’s equally incandescent Gucci mini and megawatt smile. The event, held at SoHo’s B&B wine bar, was a celebration of Klum’s August cover. Well-schvitzed guests piled in from the heat to sip sparkling rosé in minuscule outfits—which you know are weather appropriate when Michael Kors comments on friend Anne Christensen’s getup by saying, “the whole city should be wearing a romper!“

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Designer Chris Benz, fresh off a New York mag centerfold, was there to celebrate the Glamour girl, who he describes as “embracing a certain level of intelligence that I always aspire to in my collections.” Nearby Maria Cornejo, who’ll soon be departing for the Greek Isles agreed: “They have a life, they’re real women. They approach fashion with a sense of humor and also intelligence.”

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When speaking with the guest of honor, Klum was still giddy with the prospect of glossy features. “I’ve been a model for 19 years [winces], and I still get excited to do a major cover--especially when a lot of women love the magazine!”

With Project Runway’s season premiere around the corner, we asked for a few juicy tidbits to look forward to. “There’s a girl who learned how to sew just four months before coming on the show,” she told us. Additionally, Tim Gunn will be seen running, something Klum initiated because, “well, I just wanted to see him run….it was very entertaining to say the least!”

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Project Runway's 10th 'Anniversary' Party, celebrating the show's impending tenth season (and eighth year), felt a lot like a reality TV high school reunion. Held under the Chelsea Market Overpass at New York's High Line Park last night, the event saw throngs of contestants and coaches from all nine seasons reuniting sans air conditioning on what was the hottest night of the year so far.
"I'm grateful for this jacket because I am soaking wet underneath!" a totally non-drippy-looking Tim Gunn confided in us--we took his word for it. The designer mentor kept mum about PR's newly added therapy component, saying only, "you'll just have to watch!" The flawless-as-ever Heidi Klum, whose petite mother was on hand passing her daughter glasses of water garnished with lime, was also mysteriously un-sweaty. Maybe supermodels really don't have pores?

One of the greatest outrages in television history may be Mondo Guerra losing to Gretchen Jones in season eight of Project Runway. (Second only to My So-Called Life getting cancelled, of course.) It turns out Heidi Klum fought "until the bitter end" for the designer, and it was Jessica Simpson was ultimately got in the way of a Mondo victory.

Get excited! Project Runway host Heidi Klum will appear naked in ads for the series' ninth season, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The campaign is part of Lifetime's new marketing strategy--the basic cable channel is aiming to go less "woman in peril" (even though LTMs are ahhhmazing) and more "brazen, strong, confident and sexy."

Cobbler extraordinaire George Esquivel was on hand at Maria Cornejo's Bleecker St. store last night to celebrate the launch of his fall/winter shoe collaboration with Cornejo.
Esquivel, who handcrafts exquisite leather shoes in his Orange County workshop (he employs only 8-12 craftsmen), only produces a few shoes a year so he's game to collaborate. He says it allows him to explore other design concepts. But only if the shoe fits (I couldn't resist).
"The collaborations that I do have to be seamless and grow organically," Esquivel told us. "Maria read about me at the Vogue Fashion Fund last year, called me up and we hit it off."
It's the first year Esquivel and Cornejo have teamed up, and this is Esquivel's first fall/winter line for Cornejo.
"[Cornejo's] collection is structured and architectural so we tried to create lines in the shoes and give them some texture and shapes that are just a little different," Esquivel said. "They're just a little off-center."